Bulldozer justice? J&K LG says houses of those harboring terrorists will be ‘razed to the ground’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the houses of those harboring the terrorists will be “razed to the ground”, signaling bulldozer justice.
“I have instructed the armed forces not to harm innocents, but the perpetrators will not be spared. If anyone harbors terrorists, his house will be razed to the ground. There will be no compromise,” the LG said during the event. in terror incidents in the valley.
“However, this is not an atrocity, but a demand for justice and this justice will endure,” he added.
Sinha, without naming names, criticized those who issued statements condemning such acts for “formality”.
“If people do not oppose such elements, this scenario will never change. I think those who make statements just for formality are worse than them (terrorists),” the LG said.
“Our neighbor is trying, but it doesn’t worry us. It’s the people here who are doing it on his instructions (that’s a cause for concern). It is not only the job of the security forces and the government but of the people and to identify such people,” he added.
Meanwhile, an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Ketsun forest area of ​​Bandipora on Tuesday with an exchange of fire on the spot.